“Golf Shot on the Moon Happened 40 Years Ago” plus 2 more |
- Golf Shot on the Moon Happened 40 Years Ago
- Waste Management Phoenix Open golf resumes after delay
- Golf World Re-design: Reimagine this!
| Golf Shot on the Moon Happened 40 Years Ago Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST Feb. 3, 2011 This Super Bowl Sunday marks a big anniversary for an event in sports that was truly out of this world. It happened on the moon. Forty years ago this Sunday, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell took an entirely different kind of "giant leap for mankind," playing sports on the lunar surface. Shepard famously hit golf balls with a modified six-iron, and Mitchell threw a javelin. All these years later, the images of their fun on the moon are almost as closely associated with the Apollo moon program as the lunar rover. The First 'Lunar Olympics"That was the first lunar Olympics," said Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon. He is now 80 and living in Florida. Mitchell and Shepard, who died in 1998, were on the moon to conduct science experiments. The conducted two moonwalks, or EVA's, over two days. But just before they left the surface, they snuck in a few minutes for fun. "We had very little time, just a few seconds to pull that off," Mitchell said, "less than a minute or so. "[Shepard] hit his golf ball, after three whacks at it... I threw a javelin, using a staff from the solar wind experment," he said. Javelin Throw Beat Golf Ball, Mitchell SaysAs Shepard struck the ball, he joked on the radio that his shot went "miles and miles," but Mitchell is still setting the record straight. While Shepard's golf swing is most-often remembered in the history books, Mitchell's javelin throw actually went further. "By about 4 inches," Mitchell said with a laugh. "His golf hit didn't go very far either, simply because he was swinging one-handed in a pressure suit." The golf ball and javelin are still on the lunar surface, but Shepard's special six iron is now on display at the USGA Golf House in Far Hills, N.J. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Waste Management Phoenix Open golf resumes after delay Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:31 AM PST Feb. 4, 2011 11:05 AM Updating the action from the TPC Scottsdale.
First-round play has resumed in the Phoenix Open after another frost delay. Only half the field finished the round Thursday following a four-hour morning delay. Play was delayed until just after 11 a.m. Friday -- 94 minutes after the scheduled start that was already nearly two hours later than normal. It was 42 degrees and sunny when play resumed. 9:45 a.m.Just got word that the tournament will now have a 90-minute delay to resume the first round today. Action now set to begin at 11 a.m. at TPC Scottsdale. Bill Haas, Jason Bohn, Tom Gillis and Champions Tour player Tom Lehman shot 6-under 65s in chilly conditions Thursday to share the lead. 8:56 a.m.Another cold night means another delay at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The golf is now scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Thursday night, tournament officials announced a 9:30 a.m. start time, which was already a concession to the weather. When the schedule was first announced last week, the Friday start time was to be 7:40 a.m. When the golf action does finally resume, 65 golfers will head out to complete their first rounds. The last groups to tee off Thursday managed just two holes before darkness. The second round will start immediately after that. It's unlikely the second round will be completed Friday, meaning the cut won't come until Saturday. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Golf World Re-design: Reimagine this! Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:57 AM PST Golf World Editor Geoff Russell has received more than 50 letters about the "reimagining" of the weekly magazine, many of them questioning the changes, especially the elimination of tournament stats, now offered online. Here are a few of the letters, along with Geoff's comments.  Hey guys: Love your magazine, love Golf World Monday. The redesign of the magazine is good. However, I would really like to see the scoreboards, money lists, etc, return to Golf World. I would cut out a column or two at the end of the magazine if necessary. Mike Lund, Portland OR I have been a reader of your publication for over thirty years. Your lastest "reimaging" of Golf World "stinks." I have zero interest in checking my computer on Mondays. Give me the old hard copy magazine version. Richard Winsauer I've been a long time subscriber to your magazine, the main reason is your excellent coverage of all the tournaments.I'm very disappointed you are omitting the scores from the different tours. Just letting you know. Jack Gibbard I was a little skeptical when I saw the cover of the new "reimagined" magazine. After enjoying Golf World for many, many years someone apparently decided it was broke and needed "reimagining." While I do read Golf World Monday on occasion, I prefer the printed version while eating breakfast or lunch at the kitchen counter. During busy times when I can't get to all of the articles, I always look at the scoreboards and money lists to keep abreast of my favorite players. Since you've reimagined those sections and others I have enjoyed out, I am in the process of receiving my last subscription of Golf World. If I have to read the internet to get what I want, I might as well just go to the internet for everything. You're saving me money--reimagine that! Good Luck. Jack Gullage, Hillsborough NH I have been a loyal subscriber for years. The only change I have had an issue with over the years is the removal of the scoreboards pages. I took great joy in watching all the names and how they fared as well as how much they made. Your magazine is for real golf enthusiasts and we loved checking out the scoreboards. Please consider bringing them back. Travis Cayea, Cadyville NY From Editor Geoff Russell, who has talked to many of the letter-writers: It isn't my normal policy to call or write every reader who contacts us about the magazine. But in this case, I felt it was important because: Scoreboards and money lists have been a staple of the magazine for 63 years. That's a big change for the magazine to make, certainly not one you can brush under the rug. We knew it would be a decision that would be unpopular with a segment of our readers. We considered it annually for five years, debated it and rejected it five times, before we finally pulled the plug. We anticipated this reaction, and because we knew it would happen, I felt the readers deserved an explanation. We didn't delete the scoreboards from the print magazine without making sure that we made it available somewhere else — in this case, on the website and in Golf World Monday. I wrote about this in the print magazine, but considering the likelihood that some of the people who wrote did not read my Editor's Letter, I felt a phone call or email to reinforce the message was worthwhile. Some of the people who have written have been incredibly loyal to the magazine over the years. Most of the people who have written have taken the magazine for 10 years, 20 years, 30 years. One letter came from a reader in Ohio who claimed to have been a subscriber since 1955. Another man who called said he has been a subscriber since 1948. That's 62 years of Golf World's 63-year existence. Amazing. Humbling. Folks who show that kind of loyalty to a business don't deserve ordinary personal service. They deserve extraordinary personal service. Last, and certainly least, it helps me as editor to talk with subscribers who care enough about the magazine to take the time to write. I get to hear what they like and don't like about Golf World, beyond simply our decision to move the scoreboards and money lists. Most of the conversations are a pleasure, and they are all, in one way or another, rewarding. Geoff This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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